injuries (noun)
1industrial injuries insurance — ➔ insurance * * * industrial injuries insurance UK US noun [U] INSURANCE ► in the UK, insurance provided by the government to protect someone who is injured or becomes ill because of their work …
2industrial injuries benefit — UK US noun [C or U] INSURANCE ► in the UK, an amount of money that the government pays to someone who is injured or becomes ill because of their work: »Among other ideas are replacing industrial injuries benefit with a requirement for employers… …
3Common noun — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low …
4post-mortem — /poʊst ˈmɔtəm / (say pohst mawtuhm) adjective 1. subsequent to death: post mortem injuries. –noun 2. a post mortem examination; autopsy. 3. an examination of the causes of failure of a plan, project, or the like. 4. an evaluation of a party,… …
5injury — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ appalling (esp. BrE), bad, catastrophic, devastating, horrendous, major, nasty, serious, severe, terrible …
6sports medicine — noun the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of injuries or illness resulting from athletic activities • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medical specialty * * * a field of medicine concerned with the functioning of the human body during… …
7injury — noun 1 (C) a wound or damage to part of your body caused by an accident or attack: sustain injuries formal (=be injured): The driver of the lorry sustained only minor injuries to legs and arms. | internal injuries (=injuries inside your body) 2… …
8traumatology — noun the branch of medicine that deals with the surgical repair of injuries and wounds arising from accidents • Syn: ↑accident surgery • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medical specialty * * * traumatologist, n. /trow meuh tol euh jee, traw /, n. a branch …
9trauma center — noun : a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of patients with acute and especially life threatening traumatic injuries * * * a hospital or medical center equipped to treat victims of trauma. * * * (US) (or Brit trauma centre) noun, pl ⋯… …
10first aid kit — noun A standard collection of first aid supplies for treatment of minor injuries or stabilization of major injuries …
